Character Design with Stylized Anatomy
Look beyond What We See
A course by Carmela Toro , Ilustradora
About the video: Look beyond What We See
Overview
“How can we capture a sensation in an image? I will tell you a little about my philosophy of drawing and why I decide to "deform" the reality that I see.”
In this video lesson Carmela Toro addresses the topic: Look beyond What We See, which is part of the Domestika online course: Character Design with Stylized Anatomy. Learn to illustrate expressive and communicative characters through stylized anatomy.
Partial transcription of the video
“Look beyond what we see Drawing is a more mental than manual process. when we draw something We're watching it so intensely which is as if we discovered it for the first time. We approach the subject we are drawing and we see each of its details, its peculiarities, the things that differentiate it and make it unique, more than any other very similar subject. We learn to observe it in detail to be able to draw it and, in fact, with each stroke we make we are defining what we see and transferring our perception to paper. On top of this, each perception is completely unique. The way I see the ...”
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Course summary for: Character Design with Stylized Anatomy
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Category
Illustration -
Areas
Character Design, Drawing, Figure Drawing, Traditional illustration

Carmela Toro
A course by Carmela Toro
Carmela Toro has worked with all areas of illustration, from design and animation to conceptualization and storyboarding. But it has been the social networks that have helped him discover his own voice, share his process and help others find their way.
Today he enjoys developing characters in his own stories and settings to narrate what he lives day by day or what his close friends experience.
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